Stony Brook Faculty Directory
Ramin ParseyDella Pietra Family Chair in Biomedical Imaging; Professor of Radiology; Director
of PET Research; Co-Director of Neuroscience InstitutePsychiatryRenaissance School of Medicine
Biography
Ramin Parsey, a “biological psychiatrist,” focuses on depression and dementia, utilizing novel tools of positron emission tomography (PET) and other cutting-edge brain imaging technologies. Ramin serves as a grant reviewer for the NIH Extramural Program for Autism Center Grants, the NIH Intramural Psychiatry Program, and for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Ramin will continue to pursue his PET and other studies of the mechanisms by which antidepressants work, and to identify biomarkers of successful treatment.
Education
- Fellowship, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Residency, Duke University School of Medicine
- MD and PhD, University of Maryland
News Highlights
November 20, 2021A determined optimist, SBU’s Christine DeLorenzo uses brain imaging to study depressionTimes Beacon RecordRead ArticleMarch 26, 2021SBU Puts Two Subjects in US News 2021 Top 100 GlobalExBulletinRead ArticleMay 27, 2020At Renaissance School, a closer look at depressionInnovate LIRead ArticleMay 26, 2020NIH hands out $3.5M grant for PET-based research into depressionHealth ImagingRead ArticleFebruary 21, 2020Clinical trial saved my life, LI patient saysNewsdayRead Article